NIKOLAJ KUNSTHAL // copenhagen

the art of the point cloud

by cenk guzelis & piotr winiewicz

MEDIUM: CGI, LIDAR SCAN

The project was a result of a collaboration with a Danish design practice - JAC Studios Copenhagen. We have led the workshop that focused on Kunsthal Nikolaj - former Sankt Nikolaj Kirke - 13th century church that has been transformed into an art center.

Clock Room Point Cloud - SELECTION FOR THE ART OF POINT CLOUD PUBLICATION

in 2017, The point cloud representation of the clock room located in the tower of the Nikolaj Kunsthal was selected for the art of the point cloud book published by Paul Chapman.

Tower Bell Point Cloud

The characteristic tower of the church became a landmark for Copenhagen and is visited frequently by both artists and tourists. Despite the fact that the building is open to the broad public and hosts number of international exhibitions in its rooms, some spaces remain inaccessible. We have conducted full documentation of the building using 3D laser scanner ( LIDAR ) that consisted of 40 scanning positions.

Street view

By using a noninvasive method we have gained the access to the pipe organ room, the the clock room and the tower bell room - closed to visitors today. Our animation became a unique opportunity for visitors to take a tour/look into spaces that have never been seen previously and experience architecture in an alternative form- penetrating the walls and flying high up above the ground.